Bicycle-support



(No Model.)

' C. KURDENAT.

BICYCLE SUPPORT.

(Application filed July 15, 1897.)

Patent ed Oct. l8, I898.

with TATES CART. KORDENAT, OF REEDSBURG, WISCONSIN.

BICYCLE-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 612,666, dated October 18, 1898.

Application filed July 15, 1897. Serial No. 644,638. (No model.)

To all whom it 72110, concern:

Be it known that I, CARL KORDENAT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Reedsburg, in the county of Sank and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bicycle-Supports; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact'description thereof.

My invention relates to devices adapted to be readily attached to bicycle-tram es, so as to support the bicycle in upright position when the latter is not in use and to be compactly folded and secured to the frame when the supporting device is not in use; and it consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts, all as will be fully set forth hereinafter and subsequently claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of part of a bicycle-frame, showing my supporting device attached thereto in a folded condition and also showing in dotted lines one of the legs of said device extended and resting on the ground in a supporting condition. Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5 are detail views of my said device.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the horizontal upper bar or upper reach-tube of a bicycle-frame of ordinary construction, and B 0 represent the clips secured to said upper bar for the attachment and support of my improved device.

I will first describe the clip B. (Shown in detail in Figs. 2 and 3.) This clip consists, primarily, of two semicircular pieces a a,with interlocking catches or latch ends I) b at the top and parallel downward-projecting lugs c c at the bottom, said lugs being drawn together and held fast by a screw d, passing through transverse bores therein, as shown in Fig. 2, the bore in one of said lugs being screw-threaded, whereby the said clip B is made fast to the bar A. From each semicircular part a of said clip there extends a loop D, preferably east integrally therewith and comprising an upper obliquely projecting portion c, with a right-angled continuation f, a downwardly-curved portion g, an inwardlyoblique continuation h, a lower transversely rounded portion 2', and an upward-projecting terminationj, joined to the semicircular part a, near the lower part thereof.

E is a horn projecting from each part 0., ad

jacent to the terminationj of the loop D,with a space left between j and E to receive the upper part F of the jointed leg F Gwh'en said leg has been dropped down to form the bicycle-support. The upper end F of each j ointed leg is formed with a ring or eye 7t, which on circles the upper oblique portion 0 of each loop D, and the two parts F G of each leg are jointed together in this manner: The adja cent ends of each part F G are slotted to receive the joint m, said joint and the inner ends of said slots being preferably rounded and the legs and joint being united by pivots n It, and there is a sliding sleeve or thimcircular pieces 0 o, with interlocking catches or latch ends pp at the top and parallel downwardly-projecting lugs q g at the bottom,

united by a screw 4, the construction of the clip 0 being so far identical with that of the clip 13. i

K K are curved metallic springs, whose lower ends are riveted to the semicircular parts. 0 0 of the clip G, as shown at s s, the said springs K K first swelling out away from the parts 0 o, as shown att if, and thence inward] y curving toward said parts 0 0, as shown at u a, forming spring-clamps. The operation of my device will be readily understood from the foregoing description of its construction, taken in eonnectionwith the accompanying drawings.

When the supporting device is in use, the described legs F (5%, straightened out and ltept from collapsing by the sleeves or thiinbles H, extend from upper oblique portions 6 of the loops D on the clip B to the ground on each side of the bicycle, the upper portions F of the said legs being steadied and braced against slipping by being caught in the described spaces between the horns E and the ends 9' of the loops D, and the rings or eyes 70 at the up per ends of said legs being prevented from slipping by reason of the incline of the parts 0 of the said loops D, whereby the tendency of the said rings or eyes is to slide downward by gravity against the semicircular parts a of the clip B, and the right-anglcd bend of the parts fof said loops D forminga further guard or check against accidental outward move ment of the said rings or eyes It. If it is desired to support said legs out of the way when the bicycle is to be used, the sleeves or thimbles H are slipped beyond the joints in the leg, so as to uncover said joint, and the parts 1* G folded together and raised up and dropped between the springs K K and the outer side of the semicircular parts 0 0 of the clip 0, the said folded legs resting in the swelled-out portion of said springs, while the free ends of the parts G are dropped to place within the rounded notches in the brackets I I on the clip 13. To again use this device, it is only necessary to free the folded legs from the springs K and brackets I and let the legs unfold and drop by gravity, the described loops D serving to automatically guide the upper portions of the parts F between the horns E and parts j of the said loops, as already described, and then when the sleeves or thimbles H have been slipped to place, covering the leg-joints, the device is in position to support the bicycle in an upright position once more.

As shown best in Fig. 3, I prefer to have the upper end of the loop D extend backward, as shown at f, in line with the described horizontal portion f thereof to serve as a further guard against the accidental turning of the ring or eye 7c at the upper end of the leg F on the part c of the said loop D. Further, while I have shown a practical and simple form of my invention I may modify the details of the pivotal attachment of my jointed legs to the clip I and also somewhat vary the described construction of the curved guides and horns or stops Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

My described clips B C may be cast of any approved metal, such as brass, or, if desired, in any instance may be stamped out of suitable sheet metal, such as sheet-steel, the material employed or method of manufacture being immaterial so far as my invention is concerned.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a bicycle-support, the combination with a separable clip formed of two halves having interlocking latch ends at the top, and screw-united lugs at the bottom, adapted to be secured to a bicycle-frame, of curved guideloops projecting from opposite sides of said clip, each loop comprising an upper obliquelyprojecting portion with a right-angled continuation, a downwardly-curved portion, an

inwardly-oblique continuation, a lower transversely-rounded portion and an upward-proj ectin g termination joined to the adjacent half of said clip near the lower part thereof; and legs having rings or eyes at their upper ends encircling and suspended from and movable on said guide-loops, substantially as set forth.

2. In a bicycle-support, the combination with a separable clip adapted to be secured to a bicycle-frame, of curved guide-loops projecting from opposite sides of said clip, horns projecting from said opposite clip sides adjacent to the lower ends of said loops, and legs suspended from and movable on said loops and adapted to be guided thereby and held between said horns and lower ends of said loops, substantially as set forth.

3. In a bicycle-support, the combination with a pair of separable clips adapted to be secured to a bicycle-frame, of curved guideloops projecting from opposite sides of one of said clips, notched brackets rising from said clip and projecting above said guide-loops, vertically-disposed spring-clamps projecting from opposite sides of the other of said clips, and centrally-hinged supporting -legs suspended from and movable on said guide-loops and adapted to be horizontally supported in a folded condition by said spring-clamps, substantially as set forth.

4. In a bicycle-support, the combination with a pair of separable clips adapted to be secured to a bicycle-frame, of curved guide loops projecting from the opposite sides of one of said clips and notched brackets projecting above said guide-loops, spring-clamps projecting from opposite sides of the other clip, and jointed supporting-legs suspended from and'movable on said guide-loops and adapted to be folded and supported by said clips, with the jointed ends held by the said spring-clamps and the free ends held by said notched brackets, substantially as set forth.

5. In a bicycle-support, the combination with a pair of removable clips adapted to be secured to abicycleframe, of guides and stops projecting from the opposite sides of one of 7 said clips and brackets projecting above said guides and stops, spring-clamps projecting from opposite sides of the other clip, and jointed supporting-legs pivotally secured to said first-named clip and adapted to be folded and supported by said clips with the jointed ends held by said spring-clamps, and the free ends held by said brackets.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, at Reedsburg, in the county of Sank and State of I'Visconsin, in the presence of two witnesses.

CARL KORDENAT.

Vitnesses:

WM. RIGGERT, Gno. T. Monsn. 

